Group Financial Controller

ISCA Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting a Group Financial Controller for a rapidly expanding and ambitious manufacturing group. Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a high-profile opportunity for a technically strong and commercially minded finance professional to take ownership of Group reporting, drive financial excellence, and play a key role in the next phase of growth.

This is far more than a traditional financial control role. You'll be a trusted business partner to the CEO, CFO and Commercial FD, helping to shape strategy, strengthen controls, integrate acquisitions, and build a scalable finance function capable of supporting an increasingly dynamic group structure.

This role offers significant long-term career potential and is suited to an ambitious qualified accountant looking to step into a broader leadership position.

• Managing the preparation and delivery of Group Interim and Annual Financial Reports.
• Undertaking the Group consolidation process for management accounts and Group statutory accounts.
• Supporting operating companies through year-end close and audit readiness.
• Managing relationships with external auditors to ensure efficient and effective audits.
• Preparing subsidiary statutory accounts.
• Driving the implementation and optimisation of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
• Ensuring compliance with evolving accounting standards and reporting requirements.
• Working closely with newly acquired businesses and the Group FD to accelerate integration and financial maturity.
• Identifying financial performance variances and recommending improvement initiatives.
• Developing robust, scalable financial controls, systems and processes across the Group.
• Supporting the commercial FD with technically upskilling of finance teams across multiple entities.
• Supporting the CFO on acquisition integration, tax planning, R&D tax credits, banking, cash management and company secretarial matters.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing Group where finance plays a central role in driving business performance and growth. The successful candidate will have significant scope to broaden their responsibilities and progress into a larger leadership role as the business continues to expand.

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000

Benefits:
Bonus up to 25%, Pension, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, PMI, life assurance

Location:

Home-based, with regular travel to London and Group locations across the UK

• Technically excellent qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent)
• Strong accounting expertise with commercial acumen, leadership capability and a genuine passion for continuous improvement
• Recent audit experience gained in both UK SME and listed/quoted environments
• Strong knowledge of Group reporting, consolidations and statutory accounting
• Manufacturing sector experience is highly desirable
• Exposure of businesses with revenues up to £10m and work forces of up to 100 employees
• Advanced Excel skills and strong financial systems knowledge
• Experience improving finance processes, controls and reporting frameworks
• Detail-oriented, commercially minded you'll be able to translate financial data into business insight
• Hands-on and adaptable, thriving in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Confident and clear communicator with the ability to build rapport at all levels from finance teams to senior stakeholders
• Inquisitive and proactive - continually seeking better ways of working

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